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Molecular Biology of Disease Resistance in Rice and Soybean
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Molecular Biology of Disease Resistance in Rice and Soybean

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 6614

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Dr. Chang-Jie Jiang

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Division of Plant–Microbe Interaction Research Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) National Agriculture & Food Research Organization (NARO) Kannodai 2-1-2, Tsukuba 305-8602, Japan
Interests: molecular analysis; disease management
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Dear Colleagues,

Rice and soybean are two of the most important crops in the world. Rice provides staple food for more than half of the world’s population, and soybean provides abundant vegetable protein and edible oil for human consumption and animal feed. It has been suggested that global crop production needs to double between 2005 and 2050 to meet the projected demands from a growing population and increasing consumption of meat and dairy products [1]. On the other hand, recent estimates indicate that, at a global scale, 30% of rice and 21.4% of soybean yields are lost annually due to diseases caused by pathogens and pests [2]. In addition, climate change and global trade and transport growth may further accelerate the emergence of new pathogens and the outbreak of plant diseases [3]. Therefore, it is more important than ever to better understand the molecular basis of crop diseases and thereby propose new and innovative control strategies. In this Special Issue, we invite original submissions that address molecular genetics, pathology, and molecular-based diagnosis and management of rice and soybean diseases.

[1] PLoS ONE 8(6): e66428 (2013).

[2] Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 430–439 (2019)

[3] Nature Food 1: 332–342 (2020)

Dr. Chang-Jie Jiang
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Keywords

  • rice (Oryza sativa)
  • soybean (Glycine max)
  • genes and QTLs for disease resistance
  • molecular mechanism
  • diagnosis
  • disease management

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Silicon Enhances Resistance to Red Crown Rot Caused by Calonectria ilicicola in Soybean
by Khin Thuzar Win, Satoru Maeda, Michie Kobayashi and Chang-Jie Jiang
Agronomy 2021, 11(5), 899; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11050899 - 3 May 2021
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Silicon (Si) application is known to enhance plant resistance to diverse pathogens. Therefore, a greenhouse study was conducted to determine whether Si reduces red crown rot (RCR) of soybean caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Calonectria ilicicola. The soybean cultivar Enrei was [...] Read more.
Silicon (Si) application is known to enhance plant resistance to diverse pathogens. Therefore, a greenhouse study was conducted to determine whether Si reduces red crown rot (RCR) of soybean caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Calonectria ilicicola. The soybean cultivar Enrei was grown in soil mixed with different concentrations of sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) and inoculated with C. ilicicola (1% w/v). Si application significantly reduced RCR severity and relative fungal growth in the roots, as per qPCR, at both sampling time points. Notably, the shoot Si content correlated significantly with RCR severity in the roots. In addition, Si application reduced the accumulation of malondialdehyde, indicating that the maintenance of cellular membrane integrity is an important mechanism underlying Si-mediated protection of soybean plants from RCR. Furthermore, Si-treated plants exhibited improved water and nitrogen uptake and root and shoot growth. Aboveground biomass and seed yield at harvest increased with increasing Si concentration (0.0–3.0 g Na2SiO3 kg−1 soil). However, further increase in Si concentration (6.0 g Na2SiO3 kg−1 soil) reduced seed yield. Therefore, Si treatment can be used as an effective strategy to control RCR in soybean. Full article
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The Role of Non-Coding RNA in Rice Immunity
by Kalaivani K. Nadarajah and Nur Sabrina Natasha Abdul Rahman
Agronomy 2022, 12(1), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12010039 - 24 Dec 2021
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Disease has been a major concern in the rice-growing sector, resulting in significant losses and compromised food security. To combat disease, plants have devised various defense strategies. Initial works in understanding plant–pathogen interactions were focused on discovering resistance and pathogenicity genes, as well [...] Read more.
Disease has been a major concern in the rice-growing sector, resulting in significant losses and compromised food security. To combat disease, plants have devised various defense strategies. Initial works in understanding plant–pathogen interactions were focused on discovering resistance and pathogenicity genes, as well as analyzing the functions of these genes in the host defense. Later, researchers discovered that regulatory elements, such as transcription factors, were essential players in modulating plant defenses. As the depth of research and knowledge in this field increased, non-coding RNA (ncRNA) were discovered to play key functions in plant immunity. In this review, we explore the contribution and interaction of microRNAs (miRNAs), long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) in controlling the rice immune response. The role and the interaction between ncRNAs and their targets have been discussed in detail. We believe that this information will be beneficial in disease resistance breeding of rice. Full article
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